Aug 19, 2016, 9:47 pm
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Boeing 757-200 CIP with Rockwell Collins Aerospace Diamond Parallel J seat
The first AA Boeing 757-200 with 16 Rockwell Collins (B/E Aerospace) Diamond Parallel seat in business class entered service on September 1, 2016. These replaced the "NGBC" seats used in the "75L" transatlantic 757, and the B/E Aerospace / Rockwell Collins Diamond seat is the same used in the A321T three class transcon in business class.
The Diamond shell seat in the horizontally flat position is not quite long enough for tall people. Those over six feet /183 cm will find they need to sleep in a drawn up legs. The window side seat foot well is narrower than the aisle seat foot well, and the window side will not accommodate two large (13 or European 46) size feet. Window seat passengers will have to step over the aisle seat passenger if that person is sleeping reclined flat.
See the American Fleet Site (not AA affiliated) here for state of fleet conversion.
The new configuration is 16 Business, 160 combined (108) Main Cabin and (52) Main Cabin Extra seats. There are 24 remaining (all Legacy American Airlines) 757-200s converted to the “75L” “international” version.
(There are 10 Legacy US Airways “East” 757-200s converted to 12F/176Y (including MCE) Hawaii service aircraft, based in PHX.) All other AA 757-200s have been withdrawn from AA service.
There is no in seat AVOD or WiFi served IFE installed on these planes (tablets are distributed to Business passengers along with B&O noise-reducing headsets on International flights).
In flight Panasonic satellite-based WiFi is offered for a fee.
The seat in Y have been reupholstered with "pleather", a plastic-based simulated leather.
J has two 5 1.1 amp VDC USB ports and 110 VAC universal power ports at each seat. MCE has power.
See post #1 or #123 for photographs (courtesy of CMK10 and Australian Business Traveller)
Historical:
Link to CONFIRMED: American’s First Boeing 757 International Lie Flat Business Seat Being Installed Now, by Gary Leff on August 19, 2016. Photos.
See here for Interior Photos
AA 757 "75L" with R/C - B/E Diamond Business seat (master thread)
Jun 14, 2019, 5:55 pm
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Last week on KEFDFW they handed out the tablets, which come with gigantic AC adapters, that for both my spouse and and me did NOT provide charge. It’s a ramshackle IFE solution, most certainly.
Jun 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
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Jun 14, 2019, 9:45 pm
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Tablets! Lol like when UA handed out movie players in their GF 10 years ago.
By the way the seat is horrible lie flat. Your feet are crunched and the headrest does not move so while a 6’1” person like me can fully extend their legs but only when your head is moved above the headrest making it very uncomfortable.
Note to self: never fly AA J in a 757 ghetto bird.
ETA the 77W, 772, 788/9 J cabins are light years above that 757 crap.
By the way the seat is horrible lie flat. Your feet are crunched and the headrest does not move so while a 6’1” person like me can fully extend their legs but only when your head is moved above the headrest making it very uncomfortable.
Note to self: never fly AA J in a 757 ghetto bird.
ETA the 77W, 772, 788/9 J cabins are light years above that 757 crap.
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Jun 14, 2019, 10:18 pm
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Tablets! Lol like when UA handed out movie players in their GF 10 years ago.
By the way the seat is horrible lie flat. Your feet are crunched and the headrest does not move so while a 6’1” person like me can fully extend their legs but only when your head is moved above the headrest making it very uncomfortable.
Note to self: never fly AA J in a 757 ghetto bird.
ETA the 77W, 772, 788/9 J cabins are light years above that 757 crap.
By the way the seat is horrible lie flat. Your feet are crunched and the headrest does not move so while a 6’1” person like me can fully extend their legs but only when your head is moved above the headrest making it very uncomfortable.
Note to self: never fly AA J in a 757 ghetto bird.
ETA the 77W, 772, 788/9 J cabins are light years above that 757 crap.
The window side seat foot well is narrower than the aisle seat foot well, and the window side will not accommodate two large (13 or 46) size feet.
Jun 19, 2019, 4:04 am
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Jun 28, 2019, 2:23 pm
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Any comment on the best seats in business on this aircraft? I'm flying DFW-KEF in August. I've read the thread and noted that the window seat has less foot well space but there are two of us so can't avoid that. I did read that row 1 has more foot well space but to me it looks like that applies to the aisle as the window seat looks to be encroached up by the curvature of the fuselage... I'm also fairly sensitive to galley noise and light so I would think row 1 would be a poor choice for me. Any difference in row 2 or 3 at all?
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Jun 28, 2019, 2:41 pm
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Any comment on the best seats in business on this aircraft? I'm flying DFW-KEF in August. I've read the thread and noted that the window seat has less foot well space but there are two of us so can't avoid that. I did read that row 1 has more foot well space but to me it looks like that applies to the aisle as the window set looks to be encroached up by the curvature of the fuselage... I'm also fairly sensitive to galley noise and light so I would think row 1 would be a poor choice for me. Any difference in row 2 or 3 at all?
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Jun 28, 2019, 2:44 pm
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Any comment on the best seats in business on this aircraft? I'm flying DFW-KEF in August. I've read the thread and noted that the window seat has less foot well space but there are two of us so can't avoid that. I did read that row 1 has more foot well space but to me it looks like that applies to the aisle as the window set looks to be encroached up by the curvature of the fuselage... I'm also fairly sensitive to galley noise and light so I would think row 1 would be a poor choice for me. Any difference in row 2 or 3 at all?
Jun 28, 2019, 2:58 pm
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Jun 28, 2019, 3:00 pm
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Jun 28, 2019, 11:08 pm
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Sound blocking earplugs attenuate all sounds. Mack’s ear plugs, for example, are economical and reduce all sound 32 dB NRR. (I use Etymotic sound blocking earbuds for their convenience and effectiveness on continuous and transient sound, decent music etc. reproduction and I can side sleep wearing them. Not to mention in the case they fit my shirt pocket.